Keyboard shortcuts

You can quickly accomplish routine tasks by using the keyboard shortcuts described in this topic.

Note   The task that you can accomplish by using a shortcut depends on which task pane or application window is active.

Common keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

F10

Activate the main menu bar. Use the LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys to move across the menu bar or the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move through the commands on each menu. Use CTRL+TAB to move among toolbars.

ENTER

Start a selected menu command.

ESC

Close a menu, dialog box, or window (except the main window).

DELETE

Delete a selected item.

SHIFT+F10

Access shortcut menus.

CTRL+C

Copy a selection to the Clipboard.

CTRL+X

Delete a selected item or text and move it to the Clipboard.

CTRL+V

Paste the Clipboard contents.

CTRL+Z

Undo the previous action.

CTRL+Y

Redo the previous action.

ALT+F4

Exit MapPoint.

Data mapping

Press

To

CTRL+W

Start the Data mapping wizard.

CTRL+I

Start the Import data wizard.

CTRL+L

Start the Link data wizard.

SHIFT+F9

Update any linked data sets.

Territories

Press

To

CTRL+T

Start the Create territories wizard or open the Territory Manager pane.

Drawing keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

DOWN ARROW key

Open a submenu for the Fill color, Line color, or Text color button when any of these items has focus on the Drawing toolbar.

SHIFT+arrow keys

Resize the selected drawing in large increments. The LEFT ARROW key makes the drawing narrower; the RIGHT ARROW key makes it wider; the UP ARROW key makes it shorter; and the DOWN ARROW key makes it taller.

CTRL+arrow keys

Move the selected drawing in small increments.

CTRL+SHIFT+arrow keys

Resize drawings in small increments.

TAB key

Select the first drawing if focus is on the map, but a drawing is not selected. Move among drawings if focus is on the map and a drawing is selected. Use SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of the TAB key.

CTRL+TAB

Switch among types of selections (such as route stops, pushpins, drawings, and so on) if focus is on the map. Use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of CTRL+TAB.

Help keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

F1

Open MapPoint Help.

F6

Switch between the right and left Help panes when Help is the active window.

Map keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

ARROW keys

Move the map in the direction of the arrow key that is pressed if focus is on the map.

ALT+LEFT ARROW key

Return to the previous map view.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW key

After returning to the previous map view, show the original map view again.

CTRL+M

Change the map style.

CTRL+E

Activate the Measure distance tool.

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copy the map to the Clipboard.

CTRL+ALT+C

Copy the latitude and longitude of the current position of the cursor to the Clipboard.

MINUS SIGN (–) key

Zoom the map view out.

EQUAL SIGN (=) key

Zoom the map view in.

ESC

Cancel the selection of an item on the map (pushpin, route stop, place name, and so on).

Menu, toolbar, and window keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

TAB key

Move sequentially through buttons, options, menus, and lists on a window, in text, or in a dialog box if focus is not on the map. Use SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of the TAB key.

ARROW keys

Move among items in a menu, in a list, or on a toolbar. Move among and show or hide sections of the Legend and overview pane.

F6

Move focus among all the panes in the active window.

CTRL+F6

Move focus among the panes in the program.

ALT+underlined letter

Open the corresponding menu. For example, you can open the File menu by pressing ALT+F.

ALT+SPACEBAR

Open the window or dialog box control menu.

CTRL+G

Open the Legend and overview pane.

CTRL+A

Open the GPS pane.

CTRL+U

Open the Directions pane.

CTRL+R

Open the Route planner pane.

CTRL+B

Open the Navigation pane.

CTRL+SHIFT+M

Open the Map settings pane.

Pushpin keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

F8

Show or hide information about a selected place or pushpin, if available.

TAB key

Select the first pushpin if focus is on the map but a pushpin is not selected. Move among pushpins if a pushpin is selected. Use SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of the TAB key.

CTRL+TAB

Switch among types of selections (such as route stops, pushpins, and drawings) after clicking anywhere on the map. Use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of CTRL+TAB.

CTRL+I

Start the Import Data Wizard.

SHIFT+F10

Access the pushpin context menu.

Routing keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

CTRL+E

Measure the distance between two points on the map.

CTRL+F5

Get directions.

TAB key

Select the start point of a route if focus is on the map, but a route stop is not selected. Move among route stops if a route stop is selected. Use SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of the TAB key.

CTRL+TAB

Switch among types of selections (such as route stops, pushpins, and drawings) if focus is on the map. Use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of CTRL+TAB.

F3

Recalculate a route from the current position to the place or address typed in the text box in the Routing section of the GPS task pane.

CTRL+SHIFT+R

Reverse the currently displayed route.

Navigation keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

CTRL+Q

Start or stop navigation.

CTRL+B

Open or close the Navigation pane.

F11

Open or close the full screen map view.

ESC

Close the full screen map view.

F7

Turn voice instructions on or off.

F9

Turn the night display on or off while full screen navigation is open.

SPACEBAR

Repeat an instruction. Press twice to hear the next instruction.

Finding places on the map keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

CTRL+F

Find an address, place, data point, or latitude and longitude coordinate.

CTRL+D

Find places near a point on the map.

CTRL+H

Open Bing Maps in your default Web browser for enhanced visuals of your surroundings and additional ways to map and find directions to various locations.

CTRL+K

Open and close the Search results pane to show and hide your search results.

SHIFT+CTRL+N

To see the next page of search results in the Search results pane.

SHIFT+CTRL+P

To see the previous page of search results in the Search results pane.

Printing keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

CTRL+P

Print a map.

Opening and saving map file keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

CTRL+N

Clear the map and create a new one.

CTRL+O

Open a map.

CTRL+S

Save your map to a file.

MapPoint ActiveX control

Press

To

CTRL+SHIFT+T

Change focus to and from the map when MapPoint is running inside the MapPoint ActiveX control.

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